The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 30, 1989

Filed:

May. 19, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:

Hiromi Ooshima, Saitama, JP;

Masao Shimizu, Gyoda, JP;

Junji Nishiura, Gyoda, JP;

Assignee:

Advantest Corporation, Saitama, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
371 25 ; 371 21 ;
Abstract

In a semiconductor test system, higher accuracy testing of semiconductor memories is achieved by providing test data from a modified pattern generator to identical addresses in both the memory under test and a buffer memory. This is achieved for various types of semiconductor memories by treating data generated by the modified pattern generator for the memory under tests in ways that would correspond to how the data is treated in various memories to be tested before storing the data in the buffer memory. This is accomplished using a variety of multiplexers and counters under control of a control signal generator. Data stored at locations with the same address in both memories is read out for comparison in a logic comparator. If the data is not identical, the semiconductor memory under test is rejected as defective.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…